Table 8
Proportion of people aged 25 to 54 in professional occupations in natural and applied sciences, Canada, 1987 and 2015
Table 8
Proportion of people aged 25 to 54 in professional occupations in natural and applied sciences, Canada, 1987 and 2015
Table 8
Proportion of people aged 25 to 54 in professional occupations in natural and applied sciences, Canada, 1987 and 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Proportion of people aged 25 to 54 in professional occupations in natural and applied sciences Women, Men, 1987 and 2015, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Women
Men
1987
2015
1987
2015
percent
Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences
17.4
24.4
82.6
75.6
Physical science professionals
21.5
41.1
78.5
58.9
Life science professionals
24.5
47.0
75.5
53.0
Civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineers
4.7
17.2
95.3
82.8
Other engineers
7.2
18.2
92.8
81.8
Architects, urban planners and land surveyors
9.0
42.2
91.0
57.8
Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
23.2
67.0
76.8
33.1
Computer and information systems professionals
29.1
23.1
70.9
76.9
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, custom tabulations.
